31 December 2013 Last updated at 10:07 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Credit crunch laughs from Bird and Fortune (pictured) John Fortune, the British comedian and satirist who found fame through his TV collaborations with John Bird and Rory Bremner, has died aged 74. He died peacefully on Tuesday with [...]

31 December 2013 Last updated at 10:04 ET Talks between South Sudan’s government and rebels are due to start later on Tuesday, mediators say. The two sides are expected to reach an agreement on the cessation of hostilities, they said. The talks are the first since conflict erupted two weeks ago between forces loyal to [...]

31 December 2013 Last updated at 09:23 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Prof Jean-Francois Payen described Mr Schumacher’s condition as “stable” Former motor racing champion Michael Schumacher’s condition has improved slightly after an operation to relieve pressure on his brain, his doctors say. They said a scan carried out after [...]

29 December 2013 Last updated at 19:56 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Lord Howe: “We’ve got to get better at detecting them (health tourists)” Migrants and overseas visitors are to face new charges for some NHS services in England, ministers say. They include extended prescription fees, the introduction of charges [...]

30 December 2013 Last updated at 08:52 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The blast took place at a busy time on a busy route, as Daniel Sandford explains At least 14 people have been killed in a suicide bombing on a trolleybus in the Russian city of Volgograd, investigators say. [...]

30 December 2013 Last updated at 08:16 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Doctors told journalists that they could not predict what would happen Michael Schumacher, the seven-time Formula 1 champion, is “fighting for his life” after a ski accident in the French Alps, his doctors say. The driver remains in [...]

Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher suffered a head injury in a skiing accident in Meribel, France. The German, 44, who retired from Formula 1 for the second time at the end of the 2012 season, was taken by helicopter to hospital in Moutiers. Schumacher in numbers World championships: 7 Race wins: 91 Seasons in F1: [...]

29 December 2013 Last updated at 09:06 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Nigel Farage says the UK should honour its obligations under international law The UK should take in some refugees from Syria’s civil war, UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage has said. He told BBC News that Western countries [...]

29 December 2013 Last updated at 08:52 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Footage from a CCTV camera showed the moment of the blast An explosion at a train station in the southern Russian city of Volgograd has killed at least 14 people, reports say. A female suicide bomber was thought [...]

By Tom Fordyce Chief sports writer at the MCG Australia need 201 more runs with all 10 wickets still in hand to win the fourth Test and move within a match of a series whitewash after another horrible day for England. Looking to build on a first-innings lead of 51, England twice lost three wickets [...]